I recently discovered something interesting about myself. Generally speaking, when I get to the heart of why I react the way I do to things, it's ultimately because I want to help and/or want people to be happy, regardless of their situation, and when I am confronted with situations in which I can't help them, my frustration can sometimes turn to ( Read more... )

There are a number of Muslim families who live in the apartment complex near me. I often see them walking along the paths, and whenever I can I smile and say, "Assalamu Alaykum" to them ( Read more... )

What the fuck is going on lately?!

First the Boston marathon tragedy-- which I have been repeatedly looking into multiple times a day for updates and which upset/angered me from the first moment I heard of it (thank God my friend and her sister who were there are okay but Jesus, I feel so incredibly horrible for everyone who was affected or ( Read more... )